debian package

How do I use the em8300 debian package?  There's no kernel module in it,
just em8300setup, a couple of configuration files, and some
documentation.  How do I get the kernel module?  I could compile it
myself, but in that case, what's the point of this binary package?

Thanks
-Aaron

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Re: debian package

Aaron Kaplan wrote (Sun, 2 Dec 2007):
> How do I use the em8300 debian package?  There's no kernel module in it,
> just em8300setup, a couple of configuration files, and some
> documentation.  How do I get the kernel module?  I could compile it
> myself, but in that case, what's the point of this binary package?

Hi,

You will have to compile the module yourself, which is often (and 
unfortunately) a consequence of using out-of-tree kernel modules. However the 
em8300 set of packages make this a reasonably automated and Debian-integrated 
process.

The package you want for the modules source is em8300-source. Once you apt-get 
install em8300-source you can use module-assistant (or you favourite 
alternative method) to generate an em8300-modules package suitable for your 
kernel and architecture (read /usr/share/doc/em8300-source/README.Debian for 
instructions).

Hope that helps clear things up,
Brendon

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Re: [PATCH] adv717x module code big reorganization -- please test and/or comment

Hi,

This patch was just committed.
Thanks to all 3 who gave it a try.
Ville, I shoulde definitely think about a way to merge (at least the 
ADV717X part) of yor WSS patch.

Cheers,

Nicolas

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Re: [PATCH] adv717x module code big reorganization -- please test and/or comment

On Monday 03 December 2007, Nicolas Boullis wrote:

> Ville, I shoulde definitely think about a way to merge (at least the
> ADV717X part) of yor WSS patch.

That would be nice.  But for the record, it's not really "my" WSS patch, I've 
just maintained it so that it applies to current em8300 sources, which I'll 
also look into doing against current CVS in a few days.  AFAIK it's 
originally written by Seppo Ingalsuo, 
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.vdr/17095

However, in VDR use, the WSS stuff seems to put the picture (both OSD and 
video) in a strange interlacing-like mode every now and then when the 
signaling kicks in - I haven't been able to find out the exact case when it 
does so.  Switching channels (to some channel that invokes the signaling in 
some particular way, not any channel) or resetting the card via VDR's OSD 
fixes it.  There's an image that illustrates the effect at 
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2356tg9.jpg

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Re: [PATCH] adv717x module code big reorganization -- please test and/or comment

Hi,

On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:00:10AM +0200, Ville Skyttä wrote:
> 
> That would be nice.  But for the record, it's not really "my" WSS patch, I've 
> just maintained it so that it applies to current em8300 sources, which I'll 
> also look into doing against current CVS in a few days.

I'm not sure it's worth the effort (yet), as I'm planning more changes 
for the adv717x driver.

> AFAIK it's 
> originally written by Seppo Ingalsuo, 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.vdr/17095

Thanks for the pointer.

> However, in VDR use, the WSS stuff seems to put the picture (both OSD and 
> video) in a strange interlacing-like mode every now and then when the 
> signaling kicks in - I haven't been able to find out the exact case when it 
> does so.  Switching channels (to some channel that invokes the signaling in 
> some particular way, not any channel) or resetting the card via VDR's OSD 
> fixes it.  There's an image that illustrates the effect at 
> http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2356tg9.jpg

That really is strange. Any idea how often it happens on a given 
channel? If it's around half the time, it might be that the adv717x chip 
happens to be reset at a wrong time. Moreover, are you sure that it 
happens more often with the WSS patch than without it?

Re: [PATCH] fix compiling for 2.6.24_rc1

Hi,

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 08:11:26PM +0000, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> Hi
> 
> For more informations have a look at:
> http://groups.google.ch/group/fa.linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c1f79883f2b93e71/19f67905cce8d2ae

Sorry for the late answer; I just committed a change that serves the 
same purpose, although in a slightly different way.

Cheers,

Nicolas

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Re: insmod: Invalid module format

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 11:34:59AM +0100, jens.hoeft <at> web.de wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> after compiling and installing the modules version 0.16.3 I got the following error:
> 
> root <at> pingu:/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/em8300# ./ldm
> insmod: error inserting 'bt865.ko': -1 Invalid module format
> insmod: error inserting 'em8300.ko': -1 Invalid module format
> 
> dmesg:
> [ 2362.404000] bt865: version magic '2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload PENTIUMIII ' should be
'2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload 586 '
> [ 2362.424000] em8300: version magic '2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload PENTIUMIII ' should be
'2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload 586 '
> [ 2571.080000] bt865: version magic '2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload PENTIUMIII ' should be
'2.6.22-14-generic SMP mod_unload 586 '
> 
> It sounds like I just have to pass a parameter to the make command in order to build the modules for "586"
instead of "PENTIUMIII". I do not compile programs very often so I would be glad if you could give me a hint on
how to compile the modules properly.

You must be building against the wrong kernel headers. I guess you're 
using a linux kernel provided by your distro.

If I'm right, you should tell us whar distro you are using. Hopefully, 
someone on this list knows that distro and will be able to help you.

Cheers,

[PATCH] Convert compile time warnings into runtime warnings.

HI all,

this patch fixes following compile time warnings:

/root/em8300/modules/em8300_i2c.c: In function 'em8300_i2c_reg':
/root/em8300/modules/em8300_i2c.c:116: warning: ignoring return value
of 'sysfs_create_link', declared with attribute warn_unused_result
/root/em8300/modules/em8300_i2c.c:124: warning: ignoring return value
of 'sysfs_create_link', declared with attribute warn_unused_result
/root/em8300/modules/em8300_i2c.c:127: warning: ignoring return value
of 'sysfs_create_link', declared with attribute warn_unused_result

greets,
Christian Gmeiner

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[PATCH] Check result value of 'copy_from_user'

This patch fixes:

  CC [M]  /root/em8300/modules/em8300_fifo.o
/root/em8300/modules/em8300_fifo.c: In function 'em8300_fifo_write_nolock':
/root/em8300/modules/em8300_fifo.c:206: warning: ignoring return value
of 'copy_from_user', declared with attribute warn_unused_result

greets,
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Re: [PATCH] adv717x module code big reorganization -- please test and/or comment

On Tuesday 04 December 2007, Nicolas Boullis wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:00:10AM +0200, Ville Skyttä wrote:
>
> > However, in VDR use, the WSS stuff seems to put the picture (both OSD and
> > video) in a strange interlacing-like mode every now and then when the
> > signaling kicks in - I haven't been able to find out the exact case when
> > it does so.  Switching channels (to some channel that invokes the
> > signaling in some particular way, not any channel) or resetting the card
> > via VDR's OSD fixes it.  There's an image that illustrates the effect at
> > http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2356tg9.jpg
>
> That really is strange. Any idea how often it happens on a given
> channel? If it's around half the time, it might be that the adv717x chip
> happens to be reset at a wrong time.

Could be, but offhand I tend to think it's not that often.  And the channel 
definitely has something to do with it, for example I do remember 
experiencing this more often on eg. Finnish MTV3 than the YLE channels.  But 
that could be because aspect ratio changes occur much more frequently on some 
channels than others (eg. there are no commercials on the YLE ones, which are 
the usual culprit).  Will try to keep an eye on it more closely.

> Moreover, are you sure that it 
> happens more often with the WSS patch than without it?

Absolutely.  I don't think I've ever seen this effect without the WSS patch 
(or with WSS disabled in the VDR plugin settings).

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